The PGA Tour and LIV Golf can’t quite see eye-to-eye, and negotiations between the two seem to be further away than June 6, 2023. In this scenario, the host of one of the Saudi-backed league’s upcoming events came up with nothing better than to promote his tournament using the rival circuit as a platform.
The fact was reported by Sports Business Journal journalist Josh Carpenter on his X account. What happened was that Maridoe Golf Club owner Albert Huddleston had a plane fly over TPC Craig Ranch, the host of this week’s PGA Tour event, with a banner promoting the LIV Golf tournament his club will host next month.
“Enjoy the Nelson & LIV Golf @ Maridoe June 27-29,” the banner read.
Albert Huddleston, the owner of Maridoe Golf Club near Dallas, is having this plane fly over the Nelson this afternoon. “Enjoy the Nelson & LIV Golf @ Maridoe June 17-29.” pic.twitter.com/DXXSV1Zht1
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) May 3, 2025
Maridoe will host the LIV Golf Dallas event, which will return to the venue after its debut in 2024. Last September, it hosted the league’s Team Championship, which was won by the All-Aussies team Ripper GC.
Next June’s event will be part of the league’s regular schedule and will be the event played immediately following the U.S. Open, the third major of the season.
Neither the PGA Tour nor LIV Golf has issued any comments on the matter.
While that plane was flying over the skies of TPC Craig Ranch, on the ground Scottie Scheffler was continuing his reign in the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Scheffler started Moving Day with a six-shot lead, but didn’t let up and now has an eight-shot lead with 18 holes to play.
Scheffler carded a 5-under 66 in the third round despite his first two bogeys of the tournament (seven birdies). His 54-hole score is 23-under and threatens to break more records at this event.
The World No. 1 has a shot at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson’s aggregate (261) and to-par (23-under) records. He only needs to shoot a fourth round of even-par 71 to reach the former, while he needs to shoot a 3-under 68 or better on Sunday to add the latter record.
The two-time Masters champion has already set a new 36-hole record for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson (18-under 124), which is the second-best 36-hole score in PGA Tour history, one stroke behind Justin Thomas’ record of 123 at the 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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